Updated: March 13, 2014
Please contact Alistair McGregor, if you are interested in contributing to gene annotation for the genome paper and/or companion papers.
Latest news
Automatic annotation is currently being carried out by Mario Stanke and Torsten Wierschin using RNAseq data previously generated for this species (Posnien et al., in preparation) by labs in the SpiderWeb Consortium.
Publication plan
We plan to publish the main genome paper as soon as possible and anticipate that we will be able to circulate a first draft by the end of February. We would also like to publish companion papers to expand on topics mentioned in the main genome paper and on other aspects of spider genetics and genomics including at least the following topics:
- Venoms
- Silks
- Non-coding RNAs
- Immunity Genes
Please feel free to add your topic of interest to this list if you anticipate that it will lead to a complete companion paper either focusing on the Parasteatoda alone or as part of a comparison with other animals.
Annotation Groups and Possible Companion Paper Topics
Co-ordinator/leader
Alistair McGregor
Participating labs/groups
Arensburger, Ayoub, Bucher, Coddington, Damen, Extavour, Flot, Garb, Gillespie, Hayashi, Janssen, Jiggins, McGregor, Mittmann, Nunes da Fonseca, Oda, Pechmann, Posnien, Prpic, Richards, Ronshaugen, Rozas, Stanke, Stollewerk and Wolff
Automatic Annotation
Automatic annotation of the Parasteatoda genome is currently being carried out by Mario Stanke and Torsten Wierschin.
Hox genes
Led by Wim Damen, Evelyn Schwager, Niko Prpic and Matthias Pechmann
Oogenesis and germ line development
Led by Cassandra Extavour, Evelyn Schwager and Matthias Pechmann.
Wnt signalling/planar cell polarity
Led by Wim Damen and Gregor Bucher.
Eye development
Led by Nico Posnien.
Appendage patterning
Led by Ralf Janssen and Niko Prpic.
CNS and PNS development
Led by Angelika Stollewerk.
Hh and Dpp signalling
Led by Hiroki Oda and Yasuko Akiyama-Oda.
Endoderm development
Led by Rodrigo Nunes da Fonseca.
Other Developmental genes
Led by Wim Damen, Hiroki Oda, Yasuko Akiyama-Oda, Matthias Pechmann, Gregor Bucher, Nico Posnien, Niko Prpic.
MicroRNAs and other non-coding RNAs
Led by Alistair McGregor, Matthew Ronshaugen and Peter Arensburger.
Transposable elements
Led by Peter Arensburger.
Venom genes
Led by Jessica Garb.
Silk genes
Led by Nadia Ayoub and Cheryl Hayashi.
Immunity genes
Led by Frank Jiggins and William Palmer.
Genome structure and intron evolution
Led by Nico Posnien and Jean-Francois Flot.
Gene duplication and divergence
Led by Nico Posnien, Evelyn Schwager Niko Prpic, Jean-Francois Flot and Alistair McGregor.
Chemosensory system evolution
Led by Julio Rozas.
Adherens junction components
Led by Hiroki Oda and Yasuko Akiyama-Oda.
Pigmentation Pathways
Led by Rosemary Gillespie, Peter Croucher and Michael Brewer.
RNAi machinery
Led by Nico Posnien.
Phylogenetics and comparative genomics
Led by Jonathan Coddington and Prashant Sharma.